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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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