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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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