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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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