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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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