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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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