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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving 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 massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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