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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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