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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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