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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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