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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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