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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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