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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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