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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-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 schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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