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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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