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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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