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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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