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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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