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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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