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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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