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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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