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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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