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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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