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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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