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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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