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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations 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 teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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