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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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