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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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