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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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