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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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