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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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