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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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