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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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