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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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