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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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