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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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