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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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