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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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