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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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