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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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