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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended 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 schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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