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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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