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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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