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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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