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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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