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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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