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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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