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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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