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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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