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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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