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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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