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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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