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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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