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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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