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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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