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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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