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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider 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 educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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