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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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