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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about 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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