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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education 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 organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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