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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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