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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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