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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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