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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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