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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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