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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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