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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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