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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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