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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider 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 institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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