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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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