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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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