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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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