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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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