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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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