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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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