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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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