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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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