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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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