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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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