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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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