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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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