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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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