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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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