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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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