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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must 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 teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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