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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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