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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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