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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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