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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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