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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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