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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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