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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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