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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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