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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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