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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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