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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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