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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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