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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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