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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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