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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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