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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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