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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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