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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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