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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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