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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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