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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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