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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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