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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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