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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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