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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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