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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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