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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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