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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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