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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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