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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details 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 authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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