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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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