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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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