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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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