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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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