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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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