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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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