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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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