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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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