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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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