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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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