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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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