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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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