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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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