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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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