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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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