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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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