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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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