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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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