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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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