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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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