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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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