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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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