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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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