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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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