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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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