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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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