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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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