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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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