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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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