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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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