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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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