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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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