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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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