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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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