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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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