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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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