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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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