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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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