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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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