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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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