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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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