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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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