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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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