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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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