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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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