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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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