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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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