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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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