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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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