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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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