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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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