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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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