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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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