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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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