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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this 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 intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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