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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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