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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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