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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses 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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