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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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