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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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