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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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