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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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