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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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