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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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