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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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