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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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