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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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