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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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