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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massively Open Online Courses