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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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