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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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