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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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