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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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