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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today 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 teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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