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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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