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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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