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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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