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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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