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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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