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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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