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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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