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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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