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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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