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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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