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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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