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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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