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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major 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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