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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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