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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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