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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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