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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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