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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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