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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes 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 MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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