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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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