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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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