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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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