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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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