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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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