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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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