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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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