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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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