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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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