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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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