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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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