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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with 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 guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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