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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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