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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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