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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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