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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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