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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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