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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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