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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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