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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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