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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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