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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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