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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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