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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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