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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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