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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)