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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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