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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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