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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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