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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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