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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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