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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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