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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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