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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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