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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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