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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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