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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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