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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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