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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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