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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major 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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