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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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