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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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