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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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