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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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