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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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