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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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