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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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