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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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