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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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