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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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