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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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