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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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