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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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