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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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