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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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