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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today 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 organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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