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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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