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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing 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 participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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