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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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