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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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