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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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