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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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