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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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