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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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