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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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