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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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