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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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