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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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