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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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