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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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