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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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