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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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