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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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