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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 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 institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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