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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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