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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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