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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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