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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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