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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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