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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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