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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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