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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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