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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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