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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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