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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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