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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major 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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