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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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