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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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