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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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