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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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