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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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