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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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