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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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