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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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