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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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