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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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