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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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