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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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