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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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