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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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