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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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