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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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