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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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