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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes 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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