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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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