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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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