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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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