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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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