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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because 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 be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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