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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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