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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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