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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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