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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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