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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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