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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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