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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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