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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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