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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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