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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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