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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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