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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today 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 we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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