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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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