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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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