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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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