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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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