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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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