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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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