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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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