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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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