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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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