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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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