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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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