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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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