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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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