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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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