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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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