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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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