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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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