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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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