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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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