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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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