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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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