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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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