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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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