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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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