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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes 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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