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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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