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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 (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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