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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with 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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