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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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