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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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