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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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