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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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