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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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