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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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