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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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