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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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