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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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