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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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