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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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