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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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