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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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