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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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