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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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