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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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