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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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