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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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