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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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