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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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