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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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