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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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