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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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