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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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