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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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