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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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