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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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