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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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