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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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