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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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