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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider 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 institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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