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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that 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 certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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