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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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