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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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