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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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