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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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