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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses