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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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