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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers 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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