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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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