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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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