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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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