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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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