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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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