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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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