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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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