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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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