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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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