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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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