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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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