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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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