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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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