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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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