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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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