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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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