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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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