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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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