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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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