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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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