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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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