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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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