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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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