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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. 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 organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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