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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses 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. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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