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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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