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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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