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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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