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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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