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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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