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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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