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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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