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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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