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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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