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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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