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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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