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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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