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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education