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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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