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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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