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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing 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 stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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