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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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