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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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