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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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