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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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