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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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