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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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