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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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