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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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