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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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