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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever 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 organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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