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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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