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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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