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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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