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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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