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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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