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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling 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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