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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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