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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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