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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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