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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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