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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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