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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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