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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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