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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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