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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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