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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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