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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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