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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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