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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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