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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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