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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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