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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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