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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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