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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with 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 guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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