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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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