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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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