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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing 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. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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