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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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