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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever 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 organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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