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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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