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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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