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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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