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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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