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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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