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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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