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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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