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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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