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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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