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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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