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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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