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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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