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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider 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 we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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