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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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