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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider 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 organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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