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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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