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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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