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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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