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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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