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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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