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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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