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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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