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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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