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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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