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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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