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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources