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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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