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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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