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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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