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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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