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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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