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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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