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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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