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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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