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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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