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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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