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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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